Farming Australia The backbone of the nation

So many of us feel dependant on the large super markets for our every day needs, rarely stopping to realise that, in fact, we are really depending on those great families, far removed from the cities, the farmers, power generators, earth movers, miners, rail roaders, dam and pipeline constructors and so many other important people out there, who go about their duties for us, largely unnoticed.

Brian (Lofty) is working for a farmer (Vince Janke) digging a small water dam on his property. Not exactly an earthmoving machinery setup. An old tractor, a 'tumbling tommy' scoop and an old mulboard plow to work as our ripper. Well we dug a bit of a dam and had a lot of fun. He was a funny guy to work for/with. Was just a casual job for me between the wool sheds way out west.